Only fractions with the proper weight and viscosity were regarded as adequate in the early days of the oil industry for the manufacturing of base oils for lubricants used in automobile engines and other high-speed machinery. Oil refineries created a number of thermal and... Read More →

A paraffin-like substance used to coat oil rigs was determined to be petroleum jelly, also known as BF (Liquid Grease). By distilling the waxy petroleum substance that developed on oil rigs, petroleum jelly is created. Petroleum jelly, commonly referred to as white petrolatum or... Read More →